Geekfoolery

Last summer, as gas prices climbed up past $3.50 a gallon here in California, I was increasingly frustrated with my 70-mile-a-day commute, made worse by the fact that LA traffic not only was costing me more than $10 a day in gas, but I was also at least 3 hours a day behind the wheel […]

In a previous post, I plumbed the depth of my ignorance about power tools. I am trying to make amends, and I have begun the long slow road of learning the basics and investing carefully in the precious metals come from Bosch, DeWalt, and Craftsman.
The first lesson has been a task nagging at me since […]

There is supposed to be a time as young men grow into adulthood when the ancient tribal secrets of power tools are passed down from the village elders to the next generation, probably during a primal jungle ceremony, or deep in the remote outback desert, gathered in a circle around a sacred fire, and a […]

Earlier this month, I began Zunewatch 2007, based on the idea that if I wish to use the social aspect of the Zune–you know, “Welcome to the Social“–then I would want to see what kind of people are buying and using the Zune “in the wild.” Although the Zune was released to the public in […]

I once tried to do make a rubber stamp of my own likeness, and after an hour and a half cutting up a school eraser with a razor blade, I was actually kind of surprised that the finished product was actually identifiable as me

I showed off my handiwork to friends, and people asked me to […]

The weekend project appears to be making a comeback. Our Dads and Granddads, to hear them tell it, lived in the age where when you needed something, you didn’t buy it, you just made it yourself-bookshelves, extra bedrooms, summer homes, and other minor projects were drawn out on legal pads with pencils, and Dads would […]